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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Daisy already noticed Mr. Giovanelli doing?

2. What does Daisy say is a disagreeable thing for Winterbourne today?

3. What does flirtation mean to the American expatriates in Rome?

4. How does Daisy tease Winterbourne about her reported engagement?

5. When have Italian men been calling for Daisy at her hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the American women try to prevent Daisy from going to meet Giovanelli?

2. How does the news about Daisy alter Winterbourne's plans after he arrives in Rome?

3. How does Mrs. Miller show her own naivete regarding Giovanelli?

4. What confirmation about Daisy's innocence does Winterbourne finally receive?

5. What does Mrs. Walker say Daisy has done that is unacceptable?

6. How does Winterbourne lecture Daisy at the Palace of the Caesars?

7. How does James show that Daisy is not romantically interested in Giovanelli?

8. How does Henry James satirize Americans in the scene at Mrs. Walker's afternoon gathering?

9. Seeing Daisy with Giovanelli, how does he feel about her flirtation?

10. What is the admonition Winterbourne receives from his aunt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay expressing your opinion as to whether double standards between the sexes still exist. In your essay discuss such things as unwed mothers, unequal pay for equal work, and excluding women from certain male sports.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the modern social distinction of money. Use the example of a girl or boy from a wealthy family falling in love with someone from a middle income family. Discuss how such situations may play out.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the generation gap. In Daisy's day, Mrs. Miller is a perfect example of an older woman completely befuddled by the behavior of her children. Discuss the generation gap as something that has always existed and why you think that is.

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